2015–16 concert tour by the Zac Brown Band
Jekyll + Hyde Tour Promotional poster for tour
Associated album Jekyll + Hyde Start date May 1, 2015 (2015-05-01 ) End date April 3, 2016 (2016-04-03 ) Legs 3 No. of shows57 in North America 1 in Europe 58 total Box office $45.2 million
The Jekyll and Hyde Tour (stylized as the Jekyll + Hyde Tour ) was the fifth headlining concert tour by American country music group the Zac Brown Band , in support of their fourth studio album Jekyll + Hyde (2015). The tour began on May 1, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee and finished on December 11 that year in Grand Rapids, Michigan . This was the sixteenth ranked tour of 2015 and grossed $45.2 million in revenue.[ 1]
Background
Zac Brown Band announced the tour in March 2015. Nine of the shows will take place at baseball parks including historic stadiums such as Fenway Park and Wrigley Field .[ 2] A London date was announced in May 2015.[ 3]
$1 from every ticket sold goes to Brown's "Camp Southern Ground", a camp that gives kids "including those with social and emotional problems, a chance to go away to camp."[ 4]
Concert synopsis and production
The shows last for two and a half hours, and the stage is a three-story tier, and LED screens. The band played twenty-six numbers including most of the tracks off Jekyll + Hyde , past favorites, and covers of "Kashmir (song) " by Led Zeppelin , "Let It Be " by The Beatles , "Bohemian Rhapsody " by Queen , "Under the Bridge " by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and "Enter Sandman " by Metallica .[ 5] Not only are there country music elements in the show but there is also EDM , rock and pop . At the end of "Dress Blues" the video screen shows a flag-folding ceremony for a veteran. Photos of "Camp Southern Ground" is displayed on the screens during "Remedy"[ 4] During "Junkyard" a fifteen-foot dragon controlled by the leg work of the band, wound its way around the stage.[ 6]
The kickoff show in Nashville had guest appearances from, Jewel , Kid Rock , Béla Fleck and Drake White .[ 5]
Opening acts
Setlist
"Homegrown "
"Knee Deep "
"One Day"
"Remedy" (with Darrel Scott)
"As She's Walking Away "
"Dress Blues"
"Mango Tree"
"Young and Wild"
"Castaway"
"Sweet Annie "
"Love the One You're With"
"Let It Be " (The Beatles cover)
"I'll Be Your Man (Song for a Daughter)"
"Colder Weather "
"Keep Me in Mind "
"Wildfire"
"Bittersweet"
"Toes "
"Day for the Dead"
"Bohemian Rhapsody " (Queen cover)
"Lovin' You Easy"
"Free "/"Into the Mystic"
"Beautiful Drug "
"Chicken Fried "
Encore
"Junkyard"
"Tomorrow Never Comes"
Source:
[ 7]
Tour dates
List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, attendance, and gross revenue
Date
City
Country
Venue
Opening acts
Attendance
Gross revenue
North America Leg 1 [ 2]
May 1, 2015
Nashville
United States
Bridgestone Arena
—
11,787 / 14,764
$615,639
May 7, 2015
Raleigh
Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
Jason Isbell
—
—
May 8, 2015
Alpharetta
Verizon Wireless Amphihteatre
—
—
—
May 9, 2015
May 16, 2015 [A]
Gulf Shores
Hangout Music Festival
—
—
May 21, 2015
Maryland Heights
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
—
—
May 22, 2015
Cincinnati
Riverbend Music Center
—
—
May 23, 2015
Cuyahoga Falls
Blossom Music Center
—
—
May 24, 2015
Burgettstown
First Niagara Pavilion
Elliot Root
—
—
June 4, 2015
Charlotte
PNC Music Pavilion
Marc Scibilia
—
—
June 5, 2015
Virginia Beach
Farm Bureau Live
—
—
June 6, 2015
Hartford
Xfinity Theatre
—
—
June 7, 2015
Bangor
Darling's Waterfront Pavilion
—
—
June 12, 2015 [B]
Nashville
Nissan Stadium
—
—
—
June 13, 2015 [C]
Jacksonville
EverBank Field
—
—
June 28, 2015 [D]
Milwaukee
Marcus Amphitheater
—
—
July 3, 2015
Denver
Coors Field
Big Head Todd & The Monsters
—
—
July 9, 2015
West Valley City
USANA Amphitheatre
—
—
—
July 10, 2015
Boise
Taco Bell Arena
—
—
July 11, 2015
George
The Gorge Amphitheatre
Muddy Magnolias
—
—
July 12, 2015
Ridgefield
Amphitheater Northwest
—
—
August 7, 2015
Boston
Fenway Park
—
—
—
August 8, 2015
August 9, 2015
August 14, 2015
Washington, D.C.
Nationals Park
The Avett Brothers
—
—
August 15, 2015
Philadelphia
Citizens Bank Park
—
—
August 16, 2015
Darien Center
Darien Lake PAC
—
—
—
August 21, 2015
Flushing
Citi Field
Drake White
—
—
August 22, 2015
August 23, 2015
Bethel
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
—
—
—
September 3, 2015
Toronto
Canada
Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Drake White
—
—
September 4, 2015
September 5, 2015
Hershey
United States
Hersheypark Stadium
Gregg Allman Drake White
—
—
September 6, 2015
Saratoga Springs
Saratoga Performing Arts Center
Drake White
—
—
September 11, 2015
Chicago
Wrigley Field
—
—
—
September 12, 2015
Detroit
Comerica Park
Drake White
—
—
September 13, 2015
Noblesville
Klipsch Music Center
Muddy Magnolias
—
—
September 19, 2015
Del Mar
KAABOO
—
—
—
Europe[ 3]
September 25, 2015
London
England
Wembley Arena
Imelda May
—
—
North America Leg 2 [ 8]
October 7, 2015
Albuquerque
United States
Isleta Amphitheater
Muddy Magnolias
—
—
October 8, 2015
Phoenix
Ak-Chin Pavilion
—
—
October 9, 2015
Los Angeles
Hollywood Bowl
30,515 / 34,576
$2,285,538
October 10, 2015
October 16, 2015
Mountain View
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Muddy Magnolias
—
—
October 17, 2015
Wheatland
Toyota Amphitheatre
—
—
October 18, 2015
Fresno
Save Mart Center
3,885 / 9,568
$241,554
November 6, 2015
Dallas
Gexa Energy Pavilion
Drake White
—
—
November 7, 2015
The Woodlands
Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
—
—
November 8, 2015
Austin
Austin360 Amphitheatre
—
—
November 13, 2015
Tampa
MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre
—
—
November 14, 2015
Orlando
Amway Center
10,400 / 12,118
$563,657
November 15, 2015
West Palm Beach
Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre
—
—
December 10, 2015
Louisville
KFC Yum! Center
9,855 / 14,553
$688,622
December 11, 2015
Grand Rapids
Van Andel Arena
10,165 / 10,165
$650,445
December 12, 2015
Columbus
Value City Arena
11,647 / 11,948
$749,416
April 1, 2016
Omaha
CenturyLink Center Omaha
—
13,316 / 13,342
$866,982
April 2, 2016
Wichita
Intrust Bank Arena
7,016 / 9,512
$494,374
April 3, 2016
Tulsa
BOK Center
6,661 / 10,984
$458,967
Total
115,247 / 141,530
$7,615,194
List of festivals
A This concert was a part of the Hangout Music Festival
B This concert was a part of CMA Music Festival
C This concert was a part of the Florida Country SuperFest
D This concert was a part of Summerfest .
Cancelled Shows
Date
City
Venue
Reasoning For Canceling Show
May 2, 2015
Evansville
Ford Center
Zac Brown lost his voice.
Band
Zac Brown — Lead vocals, guitar
Jimmy De Martini — Backing vocals, fiddle
John Driskell Hopkins — Backing vocals, guitar, baritone guitar, upright bass, banjo
Coy Bowles — Clavinet, guitar, Hammond organ, Wurlitzer electric piano
Chris Fryar — Drums, Percussion
Clay Cook — Backing vocals, clavinet, guitar, Hammond organ, pedal steel guitar
Daniel De Los Reyes — Percussion
Matt Mangano — Bass guitar
Critical reception
Adam Gold of Rolling Stone wrote that "Brown and his band" "never shy away from taking risks and don't back down from broadening an already exceedingly eclectic sonic palette." With all the new tricks up Zac Brown Band's sleeve, Gold felt like Brown "wasn't fully convinced" that they "were working yet."[ 5]
References
^ "2015 Pollstar Year End Top 200 North American Tours" (PDF) . Pollstar . Archived from the original (PDF) on February 2, 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2015 .
^ a b "New Album + New Tour: 'JEKYLL + HYDE' " . zacbrownband.com . Zac Brown Band. March 5, 2015. Archived from the original on May 8, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015 .
^ a b Ellwood, Pip (May 14, 2015). "Zac Brown Band Announce Wembly Arena Show" . entertainment-focous.com . Retrieved May 30, 2015 .
^ a b St. Amand, Amanda (May 22, 2015). "Zac Brown Band's Jekyll + Hyde tour brings nothing but highs" . stltoday.com . Retrieved May 26, 2015 .
^ a b c Gold, Adam (May 2, 2015). "Zac Brown Band Take Chance at Jekyll + Hyde Tour Opener" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 26, 2015 .
^ Thanki, Juli (May 2, 2015). "Zac Brown Band debuts new music at Bridgestone" . The Tennessean . Retrieved May 26, 2015 .
^ Mansfield, Bryan (May 2, 2015). "Stars turn out for Zac Brown tour launch" . USA Today . Retrieved May 26, 2015 .
^ "Zac Brown Band - Official Website :: Shows" . www.zacbrownband.com . Archived from the original on 2010-09-23.
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